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Amid a sweltering heat wave that set a record high temperature Friday at 102 degrees in the Portland area, the number of 911 calls and visits to nearby emergency departments are up.
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Tristin Hoffman / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/24/25
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Oregonians’ credit card balances have risen sharply since the pandemic ended, though the rise in borrowing slowed considerably last year.
The average credit card balance was about $6,200 …
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Mike Rogoway / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/24/25
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Car Toys, a 38-year-old Auburn-based retailer, has filed for bankruptcy and plans to sell the majority of its stores.
The company filed for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Western Washington …
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Isabela Lund / The Peninsula Gateway (TNS)
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8/24/25
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Westbound state Route 16 near Union Avenue was closed early Sunday morning after a pedestrian tossed nails onto the freeway, according to the Washington State Patrol.
The incident was first …
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Rolf Boone / The News Tribune (TNS)
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8/24/25
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The Coast Guard has arrested the captain of a container ship in Seattle on suspicion of boating under the influence.
The captain was aboard a 333-meter container ship operating under the …
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Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/24/25
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The Lummi Nation community is preparing to welcome residents into its new 40-unit transitional housing village, following a grand opening celebration for the project Wednesday.
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Rachel Showalter / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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8/24/25
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About 300 people, including members of the faith community, their congregations and dozens of other residents, both white and people of color, marched through downtown Olympia early Saturday evening …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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8/24/25
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A 17-year-old boy died after accidentally falling from a river gorge lookout while with his brother in Washington, deputies said.
The incident happened Aug. 20 at Cape Horn Lookout, near …
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Helena Wegner / The Peninsula Gateway (TNS)
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8/23/25
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Multiple campgrounds, hiking trails and roads in the Leavenworth area will be closed for three days starting Sunday morning as the search continues for Travis Decker, a Wenatchee man and an …
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Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/23/25
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Shawn Kemp, who was one of the most popular athletes in Seattle in the 1990s when he played for the Sonics, was sentenced Friday in Pierce County Superior Court to 30 days of electronic home …
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Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/23/25
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A collection of Republican Washington state Senators has called for the repeal of a state law that limits local law enforcement's cooperation with federal immigration officials — while the …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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8/23/25
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President Donald Trump’s border czar visited Seattle and Tacoma this week.
Tom Homan wrote in an X post that he traveled to so-called sanctuary cities along the West Coast to speak with …
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Mara Mellits / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/23/25
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Don McMoran is a fourth-generation farmer. And his family's farm in Mount Vernon might end with him.
McMoran has two 16-year-old daughters. One is “mildly interested” in the family …
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Mara Mellits / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/23/25
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Two Washington state senators competing in November to hold on to their seats are getting the spotlight treatment from the national Democratic Party arm for state races.
State Sens. Deb …
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Simone Carter / The Olympian (TNS)
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8/23/25
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Car Toys, a 38-year-old Auburn-based retailer, has filed for bankruptcy and plans to sell the majority of its stores.
The company filed for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Western Washington …
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Isabela Lund / The News Tribune (TNS)
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8/23/25
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A 19-year-old man drowned Friday at Spanaway Lake, Pierce County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Carly Cappetto confirmed Saturday.
The victim was reported missing at 6:22 p.m. Friday by a …
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Shea Johnson / The News Tribune (TNS)
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8/23/25
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A diver said he has recovered remains of two adults from inside the car believed to belong to the Martins, a family whose disappearance in 1958 sparked dramatic news coverage at the time and fueled …
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Fedor Zarkhin / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/23/25
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A federal judge ruled Friday that ICE agents legally detained a 25-year-old Guatemalan man who was in a van of farmworkers stopped in Marion County as they headed to harvest blueberries.
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/23/25
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Washington authorities said Friday they continue to investigate the licensing history of a commercial truck driver involved in a fatal crash this month in Florida that has drawn national attention.
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Noelle Crombie / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/23/25
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Nestucca’s first day of summer football practice started like any other.
On June 17, the Bobcats took to the field without any football gear and started their warmups. New offensive …
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Nik Streng / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/23/25
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